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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1905
Page
3
Railroad time table lists north and south bound trains with arrival and departure times. Local notices report residents in Bryan and area visiting, sales events at Hunter and Chatham, church and charity gatherings, and upcoming social events with brief mentions of people and places.
Capt. W. E. Saunders announces a committee to solicit stock for the Bryan and College Motor Car railway. Appointees are Ed Hall A. M. Waldrop J H Webb Jno M Lawrence Webb Howell. The league action follows Tuesday’s meeting and optimism grows with Maloney’s figures cited in yesterday’s Eagle. Prof. Pittuck becomes state feed inspector at A and M College. Batte Jr. to Mexia and Fort Worth for municipal civil engineering work with E. M. Turner.
John Britten, a Black employee at Kansas City Southern machine shops in West Shreveport, is in custody on charges of attempted criminal assault against Rachael Jackson, a sixteen year old girl. The victim, with her father, identified Britten at the jail, saying he tried to rope and assault her in a woods clump until her screams frightened him off.
Chicago reports a deadly and disorderly Fourth of July week as stray bullets and cannon crackers injure nearly a hundred people. One person dies and four injuries may prove fatal. the police tally includes twenty two injured in Kentucky train collision near Wiley.
Reports to the police from St. Louis and vicinity show no deaths from Independence Day events. Seventy seven injuries were reported up to midnight, seventeen listed as serious. Sheriff Stops Fight in Butte First Round.
News in brief reports multiple Fourth of July incidents. The Swedish army mobilizes while crowds celebrate from Colon to Panama. In the U S fireworks injure hundreds in New York and Cincinnati reports casualties. A Oklahoma City sheriff burns $500 in gambling paraphernalia. A boy is struck by lightning in Woods county Oklahoma and a shell on Governor's Island injuries two soldiers.
Jno. M. Caldwell urges families to buy registered Jersey cows and maintain good herds. He contrasts prices, noting registered cows fetch more than grade cows and registered heifer calves from quality cows command higher prices. He offers $20 to $30 for suitable three to five month old heifer calves sired by Signal of Bryan.
In a social highlight at the Hutson home in College Station, Henry M. Rollins of Houston wed Sophia Hutson in a ceremony performed by Dr. T C Bittle. The couple’s nuptials drew notable attention and will be covered more fully in a future issue. Also this week Hunter and Chatham offer fancy half hose cut to 86 cents.
Livestock and cattle ranches in Brazos and Burleson counties plus large western Texas and Mexico holdings are offered. Residential buys include three brick Main Street buildings, two story homes near graded schools, and Davit's addition lots with time payments. Insurance services cover property, life, and commercial needs with emphasis on affordability.
Advertises multiple properties for sale including a five room residence on two acres near a school house priced at 1300, a ten room residence with 40 acres in city limits at 3000, a N B Cole block in Hall's addition at 750, a quarter block in eastern town at 425, 242 acres known as Caldwell pasture, three lots with shade trees at 300, 52 acres with residence and well at 1300. Terms easy and bargains highlighted.
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